polyzoic

[ pol-ee-zoh-ik ]

adjective

1. (of a bryozoan colony) composed of many zooids.
2. (of a spore) producing many sporozoites.
3. (of a habitat) containing many animals or many different kinds of animals.

polyzoic

/ ˌpɒlɪˈzəʊɪk /

adjective

1. (of certain colonial animals) having many zooids or similar polyps
2. producing or containing many sporozoites

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyzoic¹

First recorded in 1850–55; poly- + zo- + -ic

Example Sentences

The family Collosphrida comprises all polyzous or social Sphroidea, and constitutes the only polyzoic group among the Sphrellaria.

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